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The Royal Oak

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Exterior
Standard Double Room, Ensuite
Interior
Garden

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
1 Commercial Street, Durham, England, DH7 9BN
  • Diggerland
    6 min drive
  • Hall Hill Farm
    8 min drive
  • Durham University
    12 min drive
  • Newcastle (NCL-Newcastle Intl.)
    48 min drive

Room options

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Standard Suite, Ensuite

Standard Suite, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds OR 1 Double Bed

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14 Jan - 15 Jan
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About this property

The Royal Oak

Guesthouse in Durham with restaurant and bar/lounge
This guesthouse features a restaurant, a bar/lounge and a meeting room. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a computer station, barbecues and a picnic area are on-site. Housekeeping is not available.
The Royal Oak offers 7 accommodations.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at The Royal Oak, you'll be close to Diggerland. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a restaurant.
  • Free Wi-Fi in some public areas
  • Free self-parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Breakfast is offered for a fee
  • Amenities include a meeting room and a computer
  • 6 minutes by car from Diggerland and 7 minutes from Chapman's Well Local Nature Reserve
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. Barbecue grills, karaoke, and a picnic area are also featured at The Royal Oak. Self parking is free.
The Royal Oak has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Karaoke

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Business services

  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No lift

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 12:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:30 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Pets

  • Pets are welcome
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

Royal Oak Durham
Royal Oak Inn Durham
Royal Oak Inn Durham
Royal Oak Durham
Inn The Royal Oak Durham
Durham The Royal Oak Inn
The Royal Oak Durham
Royal Oak Inn
Royal Oak
Inn The Royal Oak
The Royal Oak Durham
The Royal Oak Guesthouse
The Royal Oak Guesthouse Durham

The Royal Oak Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 112 out of 173 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 52 out of 173 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 173 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 173 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 173 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming and friendly, well run pub, with basic but very clean accommodation. Already booked for 3 days again next year.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic pub/hotel. Room clean and spacious. Staff were all helpful. Bed comfortable. Full English breakfast was amazing. Lovely stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were all very helpful and friendly. There was a good variety of reasonably priced food on the menu and drinks at the bar. Rooms were clean, the shower and hot water all worked well. Full English breakfast very good. Handy for visiting Durham, Newcastle, Beamish, Diggerland and Kynren.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Michaela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great rooms, reasonably priced.Excellent breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Full marks!
Friendly owners and staff. Clean. Dog friendly. No extra pet charge. Good value. Nice breakfast. Recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Graeme

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosetta B

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Great food very friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Came up to stay on my own as daughter graduating uni. Easy to find and was greeted warmly by staff. Sonia, Ian and Dylan were all so friendly and welcoming. Food was amazing and lots to chose from in the evening. Breakfast was good and you could pick and chose what you wanted. Locals were friendly and chatty. Would Definitely stay again. The guests that I met were all friendly. Highly recommend, not expensive and good location if you don’t want to stay in Durham and explore surrounding area. Will be back!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Guy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fab staff. Really friendly and proud or the job they do. Road noise and noise from the bar (until closing) were down sides.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maggie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A warm welcome and great food
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great little rural pub with nice restaurant working away and really enjoyed my overnight stay great meal sleep & breakfast and staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent staff, welcoming, friendly, helpful, good food, nothing a problem and dog friendly 👍👍👍
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great people, great place, great price. Made me feel very welcome, Thank you very much
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Winter break
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Home from home fab food and THEE comfiest bed I've ever slept in. Fantastic owners and staff who really just seem like your parents and siblings .. warm family feel with exceptional options on the menu definitely something for everyone and portions are definitely fit for a king or queen ... Will defo stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice country pub
Nice, friendly pub in an interesting area with plenty to do. No real ale, which is a shame and means we probably wouldn't stay again. Also, a lot of single use plastic and not up to speed with sustainability.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Vicky

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Had a lovely stay, staff friendly and welcoming, rooms clean. Only down side advertised as having a pool table which was the reasoning for booking as travelled with my 12 year old son. Thought it would be something we could do in the evening instead of just being in our room. Picture showed a pool table and in description but was not one and had not been for a few years.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A Fantastic place to stay, nothing was to much to please the 2 of us. One of the best stays ever
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023